Bilirubin is a brownish-yellow pigment that’s produced when red blood cells break down. The substance is found in the liver and is normally passed out of the body during digestion. The natural process ...

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This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Increase in Blood Bilirubin' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.

Universal testing for bilirubin lowers jaundice -- but is it worth it? Oct. 3, 2009— -- A new study has shown that universal screening for bilirubin reduced the number of infants who developed ...

In studies in mice, researchers report they have found that bilirubin, a bile pigment most commonly known for yellowing the skin of people with jaundice, may play an unexpected role in protecting ...

Current guidelines suggest that practitioners should not delay an infant's discharge to obtain a postphototherapy bilirubin level at less than 12 hours after cessation of phototherapy. Systematic ...

Q. Can you explain bilirubin and what the normal score should be on blood tests? I don't have my most recent blood work results handy, but I am always told that my bilirubin count is out of range and ...

Eight government hospitals in the district received advanced TcB meters for non-invasive jaundice screening in newborns, ...

A recently described method for assaying the specific hepatic enzyme responsible for the conjugation of bilirubin was applied to specimens of liver obtained at laparotomy or by percutaneous needle ...

Cerebral hypoxia remains a significant risk for neonatal morbidity and mortality, as well as long-term neurologic sequelae such as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, or seizure disorders (1, 2).

Bilirubin levels are upregulated in patients with early Parkinson’s disease (PD) and are associated with disease progression at 2 years, a study shows. The findings lend weight to the idea that serum ...